Turas Siar 446 - Seán Ó hÉilidhe le fear Ros Dúmhach

Bhí, bhí sé fíorbhreá, bhí tú bhásaithe.

Yes, it was really lovely, you were exhausted..

Ach chaith fear acu súil uirthi, tá a fhios agat.

But one of the men glanced at her, you know..

agus d'fhiafraigh sé dhi.

and he asked her..

bpósfadh sé agus d'ólfadh siad an diabhal ceart, tá a fhios agat, bhí an t-athair i gcónaí i gcuideachta.

he would marry and they would drink the very devil, you know, the father was always in company..

Síbíní a bhí anseo an uair sin, a Sheáin, le haghaidh poitín ní raibh aon phort eile agam.

There were fairies here that time, Seán, for poitín I had no other port...

Ní raibh aon phub seo an uair sin i dtait an uair sin.

There was no pub here at that time then.

Ach

But.

D'fhiafraigh sé di an bpósfadh sé í, d'fhiafraigh sé di an bpósfadh sí an bpósfadh sé an fear seo, dúirt sí go bpósfadh tusa.

He asked her would he marry her, he asked her would she marry, would she marry this man, she said she would marry you.

Ach cibé

But whatever.

Oíche na bainise ansin.

The wedding night then..

Bhí fear cineál calmachtach, mar déarfá, fear cineál leitheadach a bhí sa Val, athair na mbráid.

Val was a kind of calm man, you might say, a kind of broad man, the father of the brothers.

Agus bhí an

And there was the.

Cnap déabh a marú agus caoisigh agus 'chuile shórt mar sin le haghaidh an féasta bhí cnap cruinnithe.

A lump of fat to be killed and caoisigh and all sorts like that for the feast, a lump was gathered...

Ach cibé

But whatever.

Bhí na gardaí an uair seo, bhí siad sa Ros, a Sheáin.

The guards were here this time, they were in Ros, Seán.